04/26/2025
6 Essential Black Short Films You Can’t Miss at Milwaukee Film Festival
Discover a dynamic lineup at exploring the stories, topics, and histories that are deeply shared throughout the Black diaspora, while inviting diverse audiences to engage. PS: Swipe until the end for Thomasville showtimes! 🎟️
THOMASVILLE
A heart-wrenching psychodrama exploring the complex nature of Black legacy in Atlanta. Trapped in a rainswept car, a young man and his ailing father confront their fractured history before it’s too late.
Director:
Mondele
Director: .films
Mondele is a coming-of-age short film that follows the journey of a mother and son, Mary and Nathan. They immigrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo to the American Midwest. The film delves into Nathan’s life as an aspiring filmmaker, striving to complete his passion project while navigating the delicate balance of satisfying his overbearing yet loving mother, Mary. It offers a delightful and heartwarming perspective on the immigrant experience.
Angie Lawing, Micah-Daniel Lewis, DP J and AD , story partner
ENTRE LE FEU ET LE CLAIR DE LUNE
Director: Dominic Yarabe ()
An Ivorian father and his daughter set out to continue the book he never finished about a war he experienced as a child. With children in his village today, three generations create timelines, dreams, and memories.
About Time
Director: Donald Conley ()
After years apart, former lovers reunite and struggle to connect until an edible spurs an emotional night of dredging up past hurts and self-discoveries.
HOOPS, HOPES & DREAMS
Director: Glenn Kaino ()
The untold story about how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists took to basketball courts to rally young voters while winning hearts of communities, and how their strategy has echoed in contemporary politics.
Songbird
A jazz singer’s powerful voice and revolutionary lyrics capture the hearts of 1930’s Harlem, but also, the attention of the FBI.
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